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Discovery of moscovium

Discovery of moscovium
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Moscovium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Mc and atomic number 115. It was first synthesized in 2003 by a joint team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia.

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Timeline

  1. Discovery of oganessonJune 2002
  2. Discovery of (136108) HaumeaMarch 7, 2003
  3. Discovery of ErisOctober 21, 2003
  4. Discovery of moscovium (this page)August 2003
  5. Discovery of SednaNovember 14, 2003
  6. Discovery of 120347 SalaciaSeptember 22, 2004

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